Teotihuacan

Teotihuacan is an ancient Mesoamerican city located in a sub-valley of the Valley of Mexico, which is located in the State of Mexico, 40 kilometers (25 mi) northeast of modern-day Mexico City. Wikipedia

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Mexico

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Mexico
Daylight 10 h 57 in Dec, dark by 16:59 · 13 h 19 in Jun
  1. January: 11 h 04 of daylight
  2. February: 11 h 30 of daylight
  3. March: 12 h 01 of daylight
  4. April: 12 h 36 of daylight
  5. May: 13 h 04 of daylight
  6. June: 13 h 19 of daylight
  7. July: 13 h 13 of daylight
  8. August: 12 h 48 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 16 of daylight
  10. October: 11 h 42 of daylight
  11. November: 11 h 12 of daylight
  12. December: 10 h 57 of daylight

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Festival Chaman Teotihuacán

    November

    November 1. The annual Day of the Dead celebration includes an amazing fleet of hot air balloons floating over the pyramids as well as papel picado, painting, pottery and other traditional handcraft classes.

1 event here has no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Teotihuacan); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

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